1977 Holden Kingswood Taxi [HZ]

1977 Holden Kingswood [HZ] in Malcolm, Movie, 1986

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

00:15:23 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Ddey65 ◊ 2008-03-23 00:42	Holden?
valiant1962 ◊ 2008-03-23 01:31	Yes, Kingswood. Model is HZ
marioman3138 ◊ 2008-03-23 06:19	2 star
marioman3138 ◊ 2008-10-22 10:44	1977-1980
MisterZ ◊ 2013-11-19 08:55	Did Melbourne have age limits on taxis in those days? This taxi is very old to still be in use in 1986. These days, there's a 6.5 year age limit on taxis (note: age limit was abolished in 2016). Edit: I forgot that they built the HZ until early 1980. If it's a 79/80 model then it's not unreasonable that it'd still be in use in 1985 (when this was filmed). -- Last edit: 2021-08-25 17:19:59
jpts ◊ 2021-07-27 15:05	During the 1980s, there were some taxi companies in Australia that were still using taxi cabs from the 1970s. -- Last edit: 2021-07-27 15:14:31